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THE NATIONAL TELEVISION ACADEMY PRESENTS THE 29th ANNUAL SPORTS EMMY® AWARDS
NOMINEES FOR THE 29TH ANNUAL SPORTS EMMY® AWARDS ANNOUNCE AT IMG WORLD CONGRESS OF SPORTS
Winners to be Honored During the April 28th Ceremony At Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center Frank Chirkinian To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
New York, NY – March 13th, 2008 - The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) today announced the nominees for the 29th Annual Sports Emmy ® Awards at the IMG World Congress of Sports at the St. Regis Hotel in Monarch Bay/Dana Point, California. Peter Price, CEO/President of NATAS was joined by Ross Greenberg, President of HBO Sports, Ed Goren President of Fox Sports and David Levy President of Turner Sports in making the announcement.
At the 29th Annual Sports Emmy® Awards, winners in 30 categories including outstanding live sports special, sports documentary, studio show, play-by-play personality and studio analyst will be honored. The Awards will be given out at the prestigious Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center located in the Time Warner Center on April 28th, 2008 in New York City.
In addition, Frank Chirkinian, referred to by many as the “Father of Televised Golf,” and winner of four Emmy® Awards, will receive this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award that evening. Chirkinian, who spent his entire career at CBS, was given the task of figuring out how to televise the game of golf back in 1958 when the network decided golf was worth a look. Chirkinian went on to produce 38 consecutive Masters Tournament telecasts, making golf a mainstay in sports broadcasting and creating the standard against which golf telecasts are still measured. Chirkinian’s accomplishments range over the gamut of sports television from the 1960 Summer Olympics to the 1991 Masters Tournament, both for which he was the proud recipient of the prestigious Peabody Award. His production techniques revolutionized sports coverage and influenced how broadcasters around the world covered tournaments on TV.
Many of the leading sports broadcasters, personalities and television professionals will be presenters at the event. American Airlines and Thomson Grass Valley are the official sponsors of the 29th Annual Sports Emmy® Awards. Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal is the exclusive magazine partner.
A breakdown of the nominees by network and platform as well as a full list of nominees compiled by the accounting firm of Lutz and Carr, LLP, New York, follows this release.
About The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) is a professional service organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational and technical achievements within the television industry. It recognizes excellence in television with the coveted Emmy Award for News & Documentary, Sports, Daytime Entertainment, Daytime Creative Arts & Entertainment, Public & Community Service, Technology & Engineering, and Business & Financial Reporting. Excellence in Primetime programming and international programming is recognized by its affiliate, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Regional Emmys are given in 19 regions across the United States. Beyond awards, NATAS has extensive educational programs including National Student Television and its Student Award for Excellence for outstanding journalistic work by high school students, as well as scholarships, publications, and major activities for both industry professionals and the viewing public. For more information, please visit the website at www.emmyonline.tv.
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Breakdown of Multiple Program / Series Nominations
Program Nominations Network
Inside the NFL 5 HBO
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel 5 HBO
NASCAR on FOX 4 FOX
Sport Science 4 FSN
ESPN NASCAR 3 ABC / ESPN / ESPN2
Hard Knocks: Training Camp with 3 HBO
the Kansas City Chiefs
Mayweather/Hatton 24/7 3 HBO
NFL on FOX: FOX NFL Sunday 3 FOX
Super Bowl XLI 3 CBS
107th U.S. Open Championship 2 NBC
America's Game: The Super Bowl 2 NFL Network
Champions
Barbaro: A Nation's Horse 2 NBC
College Gameday 2 ESPN
Dale 2 NASCAR Images
De La Hoya/Mayweather 24/7 2 HBO
E: 60 2 ESPN
Focused 2 Rush HD
Football Night in America 2 NBC
Ghosts of Flatbush 2 HBO
Inside the NBA 2 TNT
NBA on TNT 2 TNT
NBC Golf Tour 2 NBC
NFL on FOX 2 FOX
Road to the Super Bowl 2 NFL Network
Sunday NFL Countdown 2 ESPN
The 2007 Ford Ironman World 2 NBC/Ironman
Championship Productions
The Super Bowl Today 2 CBS
US Open Tennis Championships 2 CBS
2007‑2008 Emmy Awards for Sports Number of Nominations by Network
Network Nominations
HBO 31
ESPN 27
NBC 23
FOX 18
CBS 17
TNT 12
NFL Network 8
FSN 6
ESPN2 5
ABC 4
NASCAR Images 3
PGA Tour Productions 3
MLB Productions 2
Rush HD 2
Versus 2
312 Media 1
ESPN Classic 1
Golf Channel 1
NBA TV 1
Yahoo! Sports 1
Outstanding LIVE SPORTS SPECIAL
2007 Open Championship ABC
ESPN
AFC Championship Game CBS
BCS on FOX: Tostitos Fiesta Bowl FOX
NASCAR on FOX: Daytona 500 FOX
NBC Wild Card Playoff: Dallas vs. Seattle NBC
Super Bowl XLI CBS
Outstanding LIVE SPORTS SERIES
ESPN Monday Night Football ESPN
NASCAR on FOX FOX
NBA on ESPN/ABC ESPN / ABC
NBC Golf Tour NBC
NFL on FOX FOX
Sunday Night Football NBC
Outstanding LIVE EVENT TURNAROUND
De La Hoya vs Mayweather Delay Broadcast HBO
Inside the PGA TOUR PGA Tour Productions
NFL Mic'd Up: Ravens vs. 49ers NFL Network
NFL Films
Quest for the Cup NASCAR Images
Tour de France CBS
Outstanding EDITED SPORTS SPECIAL
De La Hoya/Mayweather 24/7 HBO
Super Bowl 360 ESPN
NFL Films
The 2007 Ford Ironman World Championship NBC
Ironman Productions
The Natural: Major League Baseball Celebrates an Epic ESPN2
MLB Productions
Unsettled Scores ESPN2
Outstanding SPORTS DOCUMENTARY
Barbaro: A Nation's Horse NBC
Dale NASCAR Images
Ghosts of Flatbush HBO
Jonestown: The Game of Their Lives ESPN
Triumph and Tragedy: The Ray Mancini Story ESPN Classic
Outstanding EDITED SPORTS SERIES / Anthology
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions NFL Network
NFL Films
Greatest High School Football Rivalries Versus
NFL Films
Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Kansas City Chiefs HBO
NFL Films
HBO Boxing: Countdown Shows HBO
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel HBO
Outstanding STUDIO SHOW ‑ WEEKLY
College Gameday ESPN
Football Night in America NBC
Inside the NBA TNT
Inside the NFL HBO
NFL on FOX: FOX NFL Sunday FOX
Outstanding STUDIO SHOW ‑ DAILY
Inside the NBA TNT
NASCAR Now ESPN2
Pardon the Interruption ESPN
SportsCenter ESPN
Wimbledon Tonight NBC
Outstanding SPORTS JOURNALISM
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel HBO
Broken: NFL Disability Debate
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel HBO
Dogfighting: Bred to Die
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel HBO
Fading Hope: Sports in Iraq
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel HBO
Headgames: The NFL Concussion Crisis
Outstanding SHORT FEATURE
College Gameday ESPN
Martel Van Zant
Inside the NFL HBO
Coal Miner's Sons: The Jones Brothers
Inside the NFL HBO
Packers Fans Rebuild
MLB 2007: Never Miss a Game ESPN
Never Too Early MLB Productions
Sunday NFL Countdown ESPN
Fear
Outstanding LONG FEATURE
E: 60 ESPN
Ray of Hope
NBA TV Game Night NBA TV
59th and Prairie: Dwyane Wade's Journey ‑ NBA Entertainment
A Story told by Terrence Howard
NFL Films Presents: Finding Your Butkus NFL Network
NFL Films
Outside the Lines ESPN
Still Alive
The Super Bowl Today CBS
Bill Walsh
The Super Bowl Today CBS
Hines Ward
Outstanding OPEN / TEASE
107th U.S. Open Championship NBC
The Open Returns to the Steel City
2007 Scripps National Spelling Bee ABC
Championship Round
Barbaro: A Nation's Horse NBC
De La Hoya/Mayweather 24/7 HBO
Episode 1
Indianapolis 500 ABC
Tease: All Roads Lead to Indy
NBA Playoffs TNT
Opening Night Tease
Super Bowl XLI CBS
Super Bowl XLI Tease
Outstanding NEW APPROACHES ‑ COVERAGE
Amen Corner Live CBSSports.com
Fantasy Focus Baseball ESPN.com
Fantasy Football Live Yahoo! Sports
Fantasy Football Now ESPN.com
Live@ Series PGATOUR.com
NFL.com LIVE NFL Network
NFL Films
Outstanding NEW APPROACHES ‑ LONG FORM
Kevin Streelman, 24 Hours to the PGA Tour PGA Tour Productions
2007 Shared Summits K2 Expedition NBCSports.com
Fan Life: Full Tilt Full Time HBO
Ray of Hope ESPN.com
Ruth Lovelace: Chasing a Dream NBCSports.com
Outstanding NEW APPROACHES ‑ GENERAL INTEREST
An UnAmerican Tragedy ESPN.com
Anatomy of a Play NFL Network
NFL Films
Death Race 2007 ESPN.com
Don't Be Like Mike ESPN.com
Inside Spring Training with the White Sox 312 Media
Outstanding Sports Personality ‑ STUDIO HOST
Al Trautwig Versus
Bob Costas HBO / NBC
Bryant Gumbel HBO
Ernie Johnson TNT / TBS
James Brown CBS
Outstanding Sports Personality ‑ PLAY‑BY‑PLAY
Al Michaels NBC
Jim Lampley HBO
Jim Nantz CBS
Joe Buck FOX
Marv Albert TNT
Mike Emrick NBC
Outstanding Sports Personality ‑ STUDIO ANALYST
Charles Barkley TNT
Cris Carter HBO
Cris Collinsworth HBO/NBC
Jay Bilas ESPN
Terry Bradshaw FOX
Tom Jackson ESPN
Outstanding Sports Personality ‑ SPORTS EVENT ANALYST
Doug Collins TNT
Gary Danielson CBS
John Madden NBC
Phil Simms CBS
Tim McCarver FOX
Troy Aikman FOX
Outstanding TECHNICAL TEAM REMOTE
ESPN NASCAR ABC / ESPN / ESPN2
NASCAR on FOX FOX
NBC Golf Tour NBC
NFL on FOX FOX
Red Bull Air Race World Series FSN
Outstanding TECHNICAL TEAM STUDIO
Football Night in America NBC
MLB Post Season TBS
NASCAR on FOX FOX
NFL on FOX: FOX NFL Sunday FOX
The NFL Today CBS
Outstanding CAMERA WORK
Down the Barrel ESPN2
Focused Rush HD
Human Flight
Focused Rush HD
The Furture of Freestyling Skiing 2007
Inside the NFL HBO
NFL Films
Mayweather/Hatton 24/7 HBO
Road to the Super Bowl NFL Network
NFL Films
The 2007 Ford Ironman World Championship NBC
Ironman Productions
Outstanding EDITING
Ali's 65 ESPN
Televerse Media
Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Kansas City Chiefs HBO
NFL Films
Mayweather/Hatton 24/7 HBO
Sport Science FSN
BASE Productions
Sunday NFL Countdown ESPN
Fear
Super Bowl XLI CBS
The Dick Schaap WRITING AWARD
2007 ING New York City Marathon NBC
Alec Baldwin Open IMG Media
Costas Now HBO
The Year of the Cheat
E: 60 ESPN
A Dream Come True: Gunnar Esiason
Every Man A Tiger: The Eddie Robinson Story NBC
Inside the NFL HBO
Lewis Black: Miami Vice & Lonely in LA
Mayweather/Hatton 24/7 HBO
Outstanding MUSIC COMPOSITION / DIRECTION / LYRICS
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions NFL Network
NFL Films
Barbaro HBO
Dale NASCAR Images
Ghosts of Flatbush HBO
Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Kansas City Chiefs HBO
NFL Films
Kabul Girls Club ESPN2
NBA on TNT TNT
NBA promos on TNT
US Open Tennis Championships CBS
US Open Tennis Championships Tease
Outstanding Live Event AUDIO / SOUND
Arena Football ABC / ESPN / ESPN2
MLB on FOX FOX
NASCAR on FOX FOX
NHL on NBC NBC
World Championship Boxing HBO
Outstanding Post Produced AUDIO / SOUND
MLB on FOX: Pre Game Show FOX
NFL on FOX: FOX NFL Sunday FOX
Road to the Super Bowl NFL Network
NFL Films
US Open Tennis Championships CBS
Outstanding GRAPHIC DESIGN
ESPN NASCAR ABC / ESPN / ESPN2
Football Night in America / Sunday Night Football NBC
NBA on TNT TNT
Playoffs Turner Studios
NBA Finals on ABC ABC
Tease / Open
Sport Science FSN
BASE Productions
Outstanding PRODUCTION DESIGN / ART DIRECTION
107th U.S. Open Championship NBC
The Open Returns to the Steel City
Amazing Sports Stories FSN Nash Entertainment /Red Line Films
BCS on FOX FOX
NBA All‑Star Game TNT
"Wasteland" Tease
NBA All‑Star Saturday Night TNT
Tease and various re‑teases
Sport Science FSN
BASE Productions
The George Wensel TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
ESPN NASCAR ABC / ESPN / ESPN2
Draft Track
Golf on CBS CBS
Swing Vision
Jim Nantz Remembers Augusta ‑ The 1960 Masters CBS
Color Restoration and Colorization
PGA TOUR and LPGA coverage Golf Channel
AimPoint
Sport Science FSN
Sport Science Laboratory BASE Productions